Governor Fintiri Presents First Class Staff Of Office To Murum Mbula

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has presented a first class staff of office to the new monarch of Mbula Chiefdom, Murum Bwaltam Bentley Biyapo, Mboiman II. The presentation was made on Thursday in Borrong, Demsa local government area. The oath of office was administered on the new Murum Mbula by the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Barrister Afraimu Jingi. The new king who succeeds Murum Joram Joel Fwa who died on May, 17th,...

Federal Government Provides Free Train Ride

Mr. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) said the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared free train rides for citizens from December 24 to January 4, 2022. Okhiria in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, said it was in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation. He also reiterated the federal government’s commitment to ensure the safety of passengers and trains during the period. “The decision which...

Why senate won’t override Buhari on the electoral – Senator

A senator representing Kwara north, Sadiq Umar, says the senate chose to opt for the consultation of constituents on the next line of action for the Electoral Amendment Bill. According to him, the national assembly chose not to override President Muhammadu Buhari on the electoral amendment bill but to make consultation. The senator made the comment while speaking to journalists in Ilorin on Friday. Last Tuesday, the electoral bill was transmitted to Buhari for assent....

Barbed Oddities of the Conformist

To dance another’s dance steps is to deprive your soul its freedom of expression. To think another’s thought is to suffocate the elasticity of your mind. To embrace war without defence is to dig a self-made grave. To fume anger without understanding is to get burnt with strange fire. To expect a harvest different from its seed is to nurture the weed of disappointment. To compare oneself to another is to fix round pegs into...

Troops Eliminate 84 Terrorists and Bandits in Two Weeks – Official

The Defense Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji have eliminated no fewer than 84 terrorists and bandits in North East and North West in the last two weeks. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko said this while giving an update on military operations across the country between Dec. 9 and Dec. 23 on Thursday in Abuja. Under Operation Hadin Kai, Onyeuko said the troops carried out several...

20 Victims of SARS Brutality Get Compensated By Human Rights Commission

Twenty victims who suffered various violations of human rights in the hands of the officers and men of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been compensated by the Human Rights Commission. The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations had its inaugural sitting in November 2020 and received 297 petitions from across 29 states including the FCT. The cases received include illegal arrests, extrajudicial killings, torture, and unlawful prolonged detention, among others. According...

NNPC Hands Over N621.24 Billion For Rehabilitation Of 21 Critical Roads

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has handed over a symbolic cheque of N621.24 Billion for the rehabilitation of 21 critical roads across the country through the Tax Credit Scheme under Executive Order 7 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC and Chief Finance Officer of the organization, Mr Umar Ajiya, said the Corporation was motivated by the challenged condition of some of the nation’s roads, most of...

Digital Tokens To Replace Nin Slip And Polycarbonate Card

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says the Federal Government has introduced a suite of digital Tokens to replace the aging NIN slip and polycarbonate card. The Minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ workshop on the National Identification Number (NIN) Tokenization Solution organized by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Abuja, Represented by the Director-General of NIMC, Aliyu Abubakar said the full implementation begins on Jan. 1, said the aim of the...

Nigerian Govt Destroys Over One Million Expired Astrazeneca Covid-19 Vaccines

The federal government has destroyed expired COVID-19 vaccines as AstraZeneca injections totalling 1,066,214 doses were destroyed. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib briefed Journalists shortly before setting out to destroy the vaccines at the Idu Dump site in the Federal Capital Territory, He said with the destruction of the vaccines, the country was able to save about $40 million by accepting the donated short shelf-live vaccines from...

Senate passes N17.13trn 2022 budget

The senate has passed N17.126 trillion as budget for the 2022 fiscal year. The upper chamber passed the bill for third reading on Wednesday. After the bill was passed, Senate President Ahmad Lawan applauded the national assembly for restoring the budget cycle back to January to December. “We thank Almighty God for helping us achieve that. “Let me commend this senate for standing tall. We are rounding the year on a very high note, we...

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